Abstract
The modified Atkins diet (MAD) is a dietary treatment for epilepsy which does not restrict fluids or calories. This theoretically makes the MAD safer than the ketogenic diet for children with Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS). Five children aged 4-18 years with SWS and at least monthly intractable seizures were started prospectively on the MAD for 6 months. All children had urinary ketosis and seizure improvement, including 3 with >50% seizure reduction.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 240-243 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Epilepsy Research |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2010 |
Keywords
- Atkins
- Children
- Epilepsy
- Ketogenic
- Ketosis
- Sturge-Weber
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology